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UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY SPECIAL SESSION ON HIV/AIDS

NYP2001062511 - 25 JUNE 2001 - NEW YORK, NEW YORK, USA: U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan, Dr. Peter Piot and Mrs. Nane Annan unfold a Aids Memorial Quilt June 25, 2001 to symbolize the commitment of the United Nations and its partners worldwide to combate the disease. The United Nations General Assembly Special Session on HIV/AIDS will last from June 25 to June 27, 2001. ep/Ezio Petersen UPI

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